# NTSB MIA76DKJ80: Piper PA-34, N9303K, Harvest, AL, July 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1976
- Place: Harvest, AL · HARVEST, AL
- Location: 34.8551° N, 86.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvest, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8551&lon=-86.7586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ80

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2239   76/7/4    HARVEST,AL          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2337
        TIME - 0130                    N9303K              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  HARVEST,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT CONT OFF END OF RWY INTO SOFT DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9303K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Epps Airpark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760704017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704017869A), Jul 4, 1976: Piper PA34200T, Harvest, AL, Substantial damage. Acft cont off end of rwy into soft dirt.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.